Orcast → Podcast editing software
Podcast editing software that does the edit for you
Most podcast editing software gives you a timeline and wishes you luck. Orcast starts where the work actually is: you drop in your camera and microphone files, it syncs them by sound, cuts to whoever is speaking, and hands you a finished video episode — on your Mac, free to start.
How to edit a podcast in Orcast — four steps
An episode that takes an evening to cut by hand comes out of Orcast while you make coffee. Here is the whole workflow:
Drop in the recordings
Open your shoot folder in Orcast. It reads every camera, clean mic, and audio recorder at once — no importing clip by clip, no organizing bins first.
Orcast syncs everything by sound
All tracks are aligned by their audio waveform, frame-accurate — no clapperboard, no timecode. Different devices and different start times are fine.
The cut follows the conversation
Orcast listens to the microphones and switches to the camera of whoever is speaking. Long monologues and crosstalk go to the wide shot, so the edit feels like a director was in the room.
Export the finished episode
Take a ready-to-publish mp4 — or send a layered timeline to Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve, every camera on its own track, cut where Orcast cut it.
Made for how podcasts are actually recorded
Orcast is built for the video-first podcast: two hosts, a guest, three cameras and a wide. It edits the picture, not just the sound — the multicam switching is the whole point, not an add-on.
You don't build the edit — you review it. The automatic cut lands on a timeline where every shot can be changed, so "automatic" never means "out of your control".
If you can put files in a folder, you can edit a podcast. There is no editing software to learn first — the skills live in Orcast, not in you.
Your footage never leaves your Mac — Orcast computes the cut from a tiny audio fingerprint, not from uploaded video. Turn on subtitles, and only the audio is sent for transcription.
Get a speech transcript of the episode and subtitles for short clips — in the same pass as the edit.
What editing an episode really costs
Sync, multicam, cutting every exchange in Premiere or DaVinci — typically 3–6 hours per episode, after you've learned the editor.
Podcast editing services commonly charge per episode — every week, forever — and you wait days for the cut to come back.
The edit computes while you watch. Free to start, one Pro plan for full-length episodes and export.
Is Orcast the right podcast editor for you?
Honest answer — it depends on what you record:
Orcast fits if you…
- record a video podcast with one or more cameras
- record each speaker on their own microphone (best results)
- edit on a Mac (Apple Silicon)
- want the edit done for you, with the option to fine-tune
Look elsewhere if you…
- make an audio-only podcast — a sound editor like Audacity or GarageBand covers that
- edit on Windows — Orcast is Mac-only
- want to craft every cut by hand from scratch — though you can still use Orcast for sync and send the timeline to your editor
Setting up a specific rig — 2 hosts and 2 mics, 3 cameras with a wide, a single shared mic? The step-by-step guide matches each recording setup to the right settings.
Podcast editing software FAQ
What is the best podcast editing software for beginners?
For beginners the biggest hurdle isn't effects — it's the hours of syncing, cutting, and switching camera angles. Software that automates the edit itself, like Orcast, lets you go from raw recordings to a finished episode without learning a professional editor first.
Can it edit a multi-camera video podcast?
Yes — that is exactly what Orcast is built for. It syncs every camera and microphone by sound, then cuts between the cameras to follow whoever is speaking, including a wide shot for crosstalk and long monologues.
Does my footage get uploaded anywhere?
No. Orcast reads your files where they are and never uploads the video — only a tiny audio fingerprint is used to work out the cut. If you turn on subtitles, only the audio is sent for transcription (to AssemblyAI).
Is Orcast free?
Orcast is free to download, and the first 5 minutes of any edit are free — try it on as many recordings as you like. Editing and exporting full-length episodes is part of the Pro plan.
Can I fine-tune the automatic edit myself?
Yes. The automatic cut lands on a timeline where you can change any shot — and you can export a layered timeline to Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve to polish the edit by hand.
Edit your next episode in minutes
Download Orcast, drop in a recording you already have, and watch the edit build itself.
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